Grill.



H. F. FORTMANN.

GRILL,

APPLICATION FILED oEc.4. IsIz.

1,266,2M. Y Patented May14,1918.

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HENRY F. FORTMANN, OF SAN FRANCISCG, CALIFORNIA.

GRILL.

Application fledDecember 4, 1917.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it lrnown that I, HENRY F. Fon'rMANN, a citizen of the TJnited States, residing at the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grills, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a grill.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a foldable grill ywhich is simple and substantial in construction, cheap to manufacture, easy to handle, and is particularly adapted for use in connection` with open fires to support pots and pans when Another object of the invention to provide a grill consisting of a plurality of pivotally connected bars which may be subjected toconsiderable heat without warping and which, when folded, will lie one on top of the other in parallelism so as to form a compact unit for storage or transportation. kFurther objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination ofparts as hereinafter more fully` described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the grill when. unfolded.

F ig. 2 is an edge view showing the grill folded.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly Fig. l, it will be seen that the grill consists of a pair of bars 2 and 3 which are adapted to assume an approximately parallel position when they grill is unfolded. Formed on one end of each bar is a foot member 4l, and connecting the opposite ends with cross bars 5 and 6 are pivot pins 7. The bars 5 and 6 are provided with foot eX- tensions at each end, as shown at 8, and both bars are pivotally connected at 9 to permit one to fold within the other, as shown in Fig. 2, or to be swung at right angles to cross each other, as shown in Fig. l, when the grill is unfolded. The bar 2 is provided with a legless bar 10 which is pivotally attached on its upper side, as shown at 11, while the bar 3 is provided with a legless bar 12 which is pivotally attached to the lower side, as shown at 13.

ln actual o eration, it can be seen that the grill may e readily unfolded to assume the form shown in Figi 1. This is accomplished by swinging the bar 3 outwardly Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May ie, isis.

Serial No. 205,325.

- from the bar 6 as it normally lies Within this bar and4 by swinging the bar 5 at right angles to the bar 6. The legless bars l() and 1Q are then swung about their pivots at right angles to each other, as shown, one crossing the other and both being passed above the bars 2 and 3, respectively, as shown at 11i. This is of considerable importance as ity form a friction lock which ties the 'several bars together when unfolded.

The grill as a whole forms a rigid support when unfolded as it is provided with three pairs of legs and as the bars cross each other, as shown, it can readily be seen that they form an ideal support for pots and pans of dierent sizes and descriptions. This renders the grill particularly handy when cooking over camp lires and the like, and as it may be folded into a compact unit of parallel bars, as shown in Fig. 2, it may be easily carried in a pack, an automobile or by any other means when moving from place to place.

All projecting ends are preferably rounded, as shownat l5, to eliminate sharp corners which might tear or scratch other articles or the carrier in which it is placed v when not in use,

While the bars assume a particular formation, such as shown in Fig. l, when extended, I wish it understood that the grill may assume other shapes if desired; z'. e., it may be narrowed or widened, or lengthened, and also that the materials and finish of the several parts herein shown and described may be such as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. A folding` grill comprising a pair of flattened bars crossing each other and pivotally connected, said bars being bent at right angles at their outer ends to form supporting legs, a pair of bars pivotally attached one to each of said first named bars, the opposite end of each last named barbeing bent at right angles also to form a supporting leg, and an arm pivotally attached to each of said last named bars, one on top of one bar and one beneath the other bar, said arms and all of said bars adapted to lie one on top lof the other when folded in parallelism and to cross each other when eX- tended to form arigid support.

r2. A folding grill comprising a pair of bars pi'fotelly connected at their center portions, one being' placed on top ot' the other, said bars having' "their outer ends tiirned at right angles' to form supporting lege, said lowei'most bar and legs being einlieientlv short to permit them to be sviihg in under the npijierinost bar and legs, e bar pivotally connected on ton of tlie'topnioet bar, said bei' having' its opposite end bent at right angles to forni n supporting. leg, said ber and leo; being` sntllclently long to swing outside ot' the topmost bei' above inentioned, a ber pivotzilljy attached et one end to the lowerinost side ol the lowerinost bei', said bei' having' its opposite end bent at right :ingles to torni i supporting' leg' und being' snllieiently short to permit it to swing Within the loivernlost bar above mentioned, and an erin pivotelly attached to eeoh ot' the bere that is proiidec'l with one leef.

3. A. folding grill Comprising' e pair of inverted, Uehaped, flattened bars pivotally connected at their eentei' portions(` one being placed on ton of the other, and the lower most her being sullieiently short to neet within the upper bar when the)7 are folded in parallelism, a bei' pivotally attached et one eed to the loplnost' lil-ber, seid bar hm*- inp; its opposite end bent aft zv'ight angles to forni a` supporting leg. Said bar andl leg' be- A* iently long to swine' outside of the topnioet. U-btu' to lie on top thereof land pernllel therewith. and :i second bar pivotell)T attached at one end to the lowermost U-bar, the opposite end ot' said bei' being bent at right ongles to torni e supporting' leg, Said ban' and leg being' sulioiently short to swing Within the lowernrost U-bar to permit it to nest therein end tonlie `pi'iitllel therewith.

e. Si folding grill comprising e pair of inverted, lil-shaped, tlattened bars pivot-elly Connected at their center portions, one beingV placed on top of the other, and the lowerlnost bin' beine' snllieiently short to nest Within the upper bar when they are folded in parallelism, :i bei' pivotelly ett-ached at one end tothe topmost Ueber, said bhrhaiing its opposite end bent at right angles to 'torni a supporting leg, said bar and leg ing entlieientlj7 long to swing outSide oli the topniost U-bar to lie on top thereotl and pal'- nllel therewith, n second bei' pivotelly :ttteohed et one end to the loWermost'U-bin', the opposite end ot' seid bei' being: bent at tight englee to torni a` supporting'. leg, seid bnr and. leg beine; sufficiently short to. siting Within the lowernlost U-bar to permit it to nest there-in and to lie parallel therewith. a, ller pivotally attached it one end to the. i11- nerljnost one-leg bar and adapted to be4 swung' Lt right :ingles thereto or to lie pin'- nllel therewith, and a bar nivotalli attached to theontermost one-leg' bei' adapted to be swung et 4right angles thereto or to lie par- :llel therewith.

lo testimony7 whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence ot' tito subsoi'ibing Witnesses.

HENRY F. FORTMANN. llitnesses VWILLIAM TiMsox, A. K. TIomiNoR.

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